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1990 studio album by the Darling Buds
Crawdaddy
Studio album by the Darling Buds
Released1990
RecordedGreenhouse Studios/The Justice Rooms/The Windings Great Linford Manor
GenrePop punk, pop, rock
Length42:13
LabelEpic 4670122
ProducerStephen Street
The Darling Buds chronology
Shame On You (The Native Years)
(1990) 		Crawdaddy
(1990) 		Erotica
(1992)
Singles from Crawdaddy
  1. "Tiny Machine"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Crystal Clear"
    Released: 1990
  3. "It Makes No Difference"
    Released: 1990

Crawdaddy is an album by the British band the Darling Buds. It was released on Epic Records in 1990 and contains the singles "Tiny Machine" and "Crystal Clear". The band supported the album by touring with Wire Train.

Production

The album was produced by Stephen Street. Jimmy Hughes joined on drums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB+

Trouser Press wrote: "Some now-tired Blondie-isms remain, but this fine sophomore effort is mostly a forward-looking, groove-heavy delight." The Tampa Bay Times deemed Crawdaddy "full of swirly, danceable melodies and infectious drumbeats." The Record labeled Crawdaddy "an enticing mix of melodic pop enhanced with a hint of hard-driving guitar rock."

Spin called the album "guitar-driven girl pop at its very finest." The Boston Globe considered it "a terse pop-punk manifesto that conveys love's conflicting impulses in an ingratiating, semi-complex, pop context." The Los Angeles Times wrote that the Darling Buds "thicken the pop with dense, twisted textures, lending an off-center quality."

Track listing

All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis

  1. "It Makes No Difference" (3:55)
  2. "Tiny Machine" (5:45)
  3. "Crystal Clear" (3:48)
  4. "Do You Have To Break My Heart" (3:18)
  5. "You Won't Make Me Die" (3:45)
  6. "Fall" (3:56)
  7. "A Little Bit Of Heaven" (3:46)
  8. "Honeysuckle" (2:39)
  9. "So Close" (5:29)
  10. "The End of the Beginning" (3:33)

Charts

Chart (1990/91) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 166

References

  1. True, Everett (May 26, 1990). "The Darling Buds: Petal Machine Music". Melody Maker. 66 (21): 36.
  2. Pareles, Jon (December 12, 1990). "Reviews/Music; Got 3 Minutes? Here's a Song". The New York Times.
  3. Peterson, Karla (November 25, 1990). "Maybe the bands are better in person". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E4.
  4. Jenkins, Mark (December 7, 1990). "Buds, 9 Ways Use Latest Hip Trends". The Washington Post. p. N20.
  5. Smith, Andy (November 30, 1990). "A taste of the Buds at Babyhead". The Providence Journal. p. C14.
  6. "Crawdaddy - the Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. "Crawdaddy". EW.com.
  8. "Darling Buds". Trouser Press.
  9. "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times.
  10. Jaeger, Barbara (November 29, 1990). "The Darling Buds, 'Crawdaddy'". The Record. p. D25.
  11. "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 23, 1990 – via Google Books.
  12. Sullivan, Jim (November 1, 1990). "Record Review". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 9.
  13. Cromelin, Richard (November 30, 1990). "Bud's Pure Girl-Pop". Los Angeles Times. p. F14.
  14. "The Darling Buds ARIA Chart history complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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